“The TSA officers opened the bag, they saw the moose poop inside,” Farbstein said after talking with the local officers. “And the passenger told the TSA officers that he collects this and likes to present it, ‘For politicians and their bleep policies.’ ”

They sent him and his sack on their way. Farbstein said it didn’t warrant an incident report, but it was shared with the TSA social media team, which spun out pun-filled posts on Instagram and Twitter.

Yes, you can bring moose poop to a checkpoint! And someone did last week at Juneau Int’l Airport. @TSA has no policy preventing peoplefrom traveling with animal poop, but check with your airline on its policiesbecause having to leave souvenir poop behind would be crappy. pic.twitter.com/6aW5ALpSE4

“TSA actually will screen just about anything people bring to the checkpoint,” Farbstein said. “But it is smart — and if it’s more on the unusual side — to check with an airline to see if they have any limits or restrictions as it relates to what it is you want to bring.”

On the same day, a man was handing out baggies of moose nuggets on the steps of the Capitol, as ADN reporter James Brooks tweeted.